I need cheering up, I missed my run this morning and feel really fed up because of it
It was my own stupid fault, my alarm went off at 5:15, I turned it off thinking "I'll get up in 5 minutes", next thing I know it's 6:00 and one of the twins is awake meaning I had no chance to go.
I won't now get the chance to go again until Thursday. I get no time during the day or in the evening (hence getting up at silly o'clock) and I could go tomorrow morning but that would upset my run, rest, run, rest, parkrun schedule.
Am even more gutted because I didn't run at all last week, from one parkrun to the next due to (another) tummy bug.
I feel really flat and annoyed with myself
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Sadly not. 17 month old twins don't allow the luxury of a spare hour in the evening.
They don't settle very well at night, and when they do they wake up at random intervals. So finding an hour where I can go for a run and come back and not be greeted by 2 screamers and a look like thunder from my other half is nigh on impossible.
Could you book a babysitter for one evening for a couple of hours? Then your wife could have a little break too.
I was in the same boat when my son was little, with his dad often being abroad on business and I dealt with all the sleepless evenings/nights and the tummy bugs/coughs/colds on my own. I felt really trapped and miserable, as there was no family nearby and we'd just moved to a new area and I didn't have friends to keep me sane. Dark days, but happily over now.
If I lived nearby I'd be round to give you two a break ...
Oh then you have my deepest sympathy! Just keep telling yourself that this stage won't last too much longer. Even my little insomniac slept through from 7pm till about 5 ish by the time he was about 3. Omg those early mornings though. Thank goodness for jellikins and teletubbies!
Your next run is going to feel really great if you've been chomping at the bit for two days - perhaps you could celebrate that by trying a new route or going all out for a longer distance/faster time?
I do actually crave a new route, but there just aren't that many routes around my village. One reason why I really started to enjoy parkrun to have a change in route once a week.
Longer distance I am planning to do as I'm wanting to (finally) start B210K.
You'll have to do a deal with your other half. You get to go on your run if you make sure you partner gets a break too. My sis had twins and a luxury for her was getting a long soak in the bath. You could watch the twins while you're partner gets some time to herself for some pampering.
Your schedule will still have been upset but it will feel more like a reorganisation rather than a missed run.
i feel for you Peter it can be hard to get out for a run with family commitments, maybe the misses will let you go out for an hour tonight in exchange for you looking after the twins at the weekend 👍 I was very lucky with my twin boys when they were young they had a very good bedtime structure and slept threw, or reschedule your run for tomorrow morning?
You know those parkrunners who run with buggies.........
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